Bombay High Court

PRAGATI PRAFUL SHINGADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The cause of action accrued within the jurisdiction of the Principal Seat, so the petition must be pursued there.

Summary

Pragati Praful Shingade filed a writ petition (No. 12546 of 2026) in the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court challenging an action of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner contended that the cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of the Principal Seat of the High Court, not the Aurangabad bench. The Court examined the locus of the cause of action and the appropriate forum for the petition. It concluded that the cause of action indeed accrued within the jurisdiction of the Principal Seat. Accordingly, the writ petition was disposed, granting the petitioner liberty to approach the Principal Seat for further relief.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition is maintainable before the Aurangabad bench or should be filed before the Principal Seat of the High Court?

Subjects

jurisdiction
writ petition
High Court
principal seat
forum selection

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:43033-DB


                                                   {1}                  20-wp-12546-2026

                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                            BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                     20 WRIT PETITION NO. 12546 OF 2026

                                      Pragati Praful Shingade
                                              VERSUS
                               The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                                  ...
              Mr. S.R. Barlinge, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. N.D. Batule, AGP for State
                                                .......

                                          CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                  ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.


                                             DATE : 21st SEPTEMBER, 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.       The cause of action is accrued to the petitioner within the

              jurisdiction of Principal Seat.

              2.       Writ Petition is therefore disposed of by granting liberty to the

              Petitioner to approach the Principal Seat.



              (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)                   (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              Bhagyawant Punde

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